Seneca County Schools: Columbian High School welcomed most students in 2022-23 school year

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By Findlay Times

Feb 28, 2024

Columbian High School had the highest enrollment among Seneca County schools, welcoming 639 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.1% of them were girls, and 49.9% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 87.6% of Columbian High School's total enrollment.

Among the 17 schools in Seneca County, Tiffin Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 540 students, while Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School welcomed 395 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Columbian High School is part of Tiffin City Schools, which generally encompasses schools within Seneca County, with its main office in Tiffin.

In the previous school year, Columbian High School still had the highest number of students among Seneca County schools.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

Enrollment in Seneca County Over the Years

Enrollment Among Seneca County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Columbian High School	Tiffin	639
Tiffin Middle School	Tiffin	540
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	Bascom	395
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	Bettsville	393
Washington K-1 Elementary School	Tiffin	359
Noble 4-5 Elementary School	Tiffin	358
Seneca East Elementary School	Attica	344
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	Bascom	336
Krout 2-3 Elementary School	Tiffin	316
Old Fort High School	Tiffin	296
Seneca East High School	Attica	243
New Riegel High School	New Riegel	205
Seneca East Middle School	Attica	197
New Riegel Elementary School	New Riegel	176
Tornado Academy	Tiffin	131
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	Tiffin	101
North Central Academy	Tiffin	78